WorksheetsEsperanza Rising Section 5 Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How long is asparagus season usually?
a)
Eight weeks
b)
Ten weeks
c)
Twelve weeks
d)
Fifteen weeks
2.
What strategy were the strikers using to try and have the most affect on the growers?
a)
They were throwing eggs at them so they would have to go clean up and thereby lose time picking the asparagus.
b)
The were calling them names to make them mad so they would not be able to pick the asparagus.
c)
The strikers were trying to slow the workers during the critical time the asparagus had to be picked before the high temperatures hit.
d)
They were toilet papering their homes so they would have to clean it up and then not make it to work on time.
3.
The strikers left 'surprises' for the field workers like....
a)
rats
b)
razor blades
c)
snakes
d)
gifts that were wrapped nicely.
e)
extra water and treats.
4.
How did the growers stop the strikers?
a)
By telling them that they wouldn't give them anymore cantalopes.
b)
The growers had immigration come in and arrest all the strikers and deport them back to Mexico.
c)
By kidnapping their children and holding them for ransom.
d)
By firing them
5.
What does the immigration officer do to the woman that claims she is an American?
a)
Takes her to a special bus
b)
Lets her go
c)
Tears up her citizenship papers
d)
Yells at her
6.
What risk did Esperanza take?
a)
Esperanza helped Miguel hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.
b)
Esperanza helped Hortensia hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.
c)
Esperanza helped Marta hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.
d)
Esperanza helped Isabel hide from immigration and gave her a way to escape.
7.
Why did Esperanza beg Miguel to drive by the strikers' farm?
a)
She wanted to make sure Marta found her way back to her mother.
b)
She wanted to make sure the immigration officials got all the trouble makers.
c)
She wanted to make sure her donkey pinata was still there.
d)
She was looking for her mother
8.
What do Miguel and Esperanza see when they go to Marta's camp?
a)
It's empty and deserted
b)
A party
c)
A union meeting
d)
A dead goat
9.
Why was Isabel not chosen to be the Queen of May?
a)
She did not have good grades
b)
She was Mexican
c)
She was disrespectful to the teacher
d)
She did not want to be Queen of May
10.
What did Esperanza tell Miguel that made him so upset?
a)
She did not love him
b)
She was going back to Mexico
c)
He was still a peasant
d)
Her father had died
11.
What did Esperanza throw against the wall when she heard about Miguel losing his job?
a)
Asaparagus
b)
Beans
c)
Tortilla dough
d)
Peaches
12.
What good news did the doctor give to Esperanza at the end of the chapter?
a)
Mama was only going to have to stay in the hospital for another month
b)
Mama was no longer sick
c)
Mama could leave the hospital in a week
d)
Esperanza could stay at the hospital with her mama
13.
Who did Esperanza give her doll to?
a)
Isabel
b)
Hortensia
c)
Melina
d)
Marta
14.
What was missing from Esperanza's valise at the end of the chapter?
a)
Her doll
b)
Her money orders
c)
Her pinata
d)
Her clothes
15.
How long have Esperanza and Mama been away from Abuelita?
a)
One month
b)
Six months
c)
Almost a year
d)
8 months
16.
Where did Miguel tell his mother that he was going?
a)
Mexico
b)
Kansas
c)
Aguascalientes
d)
Northern California
17.
Why was Esperanza angry with Miguel at the beginning of the chapter?
a)
He told her that she still thought she was a queen
b)
She thought he had taken her money orders
c)
He quit his job at the railroad
d)
She wanted him to help her sweep the platform
18.
Why did Alfonso come to get Esperanza from the shed?
a)
Miguel had told them to meet him at the bus station
b)
Mama had a relapse
c)
The babies were sick
d)
Marta was deported
19.
Who was the last passenger to get off of the bus?
a)
Miguel
b)
Alfonso
c)
Abuelita
d)
Esperanza
20.
What did Esperanza do when a hair fell into her lap while she was crocheting the blanket?
a)
She threw it on the floor
b)
She gave it to Abuelita
c)
She sewed it into the blanket
d)
She screamed
21.
How did Miguel tell Abuelita of his plans to help her escape Mexico?
a)
He wrote her a letter from California
b)
He put a note in the poor box at the convent where Abuelita was staying
c)
He went to meet with her during the night
d)
He had a friend take the message to her
22.
Where did Esperanza ask Miguel to take her a few days before her birthday?
a)
Back to Mexico to see Marisol
b)
To the grape fields to pick some grapes
c)
To the foothills so that she could hear the heartbeat of the earth
d)
To the hospital to see Mama
23.
What did Esperanza hear outside her window on her birthday?
a)
Alfonso, Miguel, and Juan singing
b)
Birds chirping
c)
The sound of the immigration officers coming up the road
d)
Mama and Abuelita humming as they worked
24.
What is the last line of the book?
a)
"Mi reina"
b)
"And she lived happily ever after."
c)
"Do not ever be afraid to start over."
d)
"Wait a little while and the fruit will fall into your hand."
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